Alright! There is.............no real Vikings news to speak of Irv Smith Jersey Mens , sorry.But hey, other subject. Join in!"Merry Wednesday, everyone!Wow, that upstart football league became an upquit football league pretty quickly. That guy who bought the league seems like a bonehead. Why not at least finish the first season when it was going to be over in less than a month? Weirdo.Around the DN since our last open thread:As mentioned above, the Alliance of American Football has suspended their operations, per Chris. Now, II don’t think they mean that they’re operating the league while being held up in the air. When they say suspended, I think they mean they stopped operations altogether. I could be wrong, though. Maybe someone in the comments will know.The NFC North FanPulse has the Bears as overwhelming favorites for 2019 Irv Smith Jersey nfl draft , with the Vikings in second.Chris is steadfastly maintaining the Vikings Free Agency Tracker.Vikings news from other sources, NFL news, and anything else that looks interesting.At ESPN, Todd McShay ranked all 117 prospects who he gave a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd round grade.Richie Incognito has agreed to a plea deal in the case stemming from his most recent meltdown, per The Sporting News.AAF co-founder, Bill Polian, has an opinion or two on Tom Dundon and his decision to shut down the league. I don’t think they’re going to become Facebook friends.From NFL.com, Russell Wilson wants a new deal by April 15. He probably needs some cash for taxes Everson Griffen Jersey , they have to be in by midnight on the 15th. Also, the Browns are listening to offers for RB Duke Johnson.We come to today’s media selection:So, the 2009 season was a blast (other than the ending, of course), and this game was one of the most enjoyable games of that magical season. This is the 2009 Divisional Playoff game against the Cowboys.Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:No discussion of politics or religionNo feeding of the trollsThis isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the doorKeep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie Anthony Barr Jersey , please use spoiler tagsNo pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employerIf you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go awayWhile navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasmWith that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up and tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, and try the chitlins. Or, at least, we can infer that from a tweet"It was a little less than a year ago that Hercules Mata’afa tore his ACL during Organized Team Activities with the Minnesota Vikings. He was on track to become one of the more intriguing stories of the preseason for the purple, largely because nobody knew where, exactly, the team was going to play him. He started off OTAs working with the linebackers Mike Hughes Jersey , but at the time of his injury had been shifted to work with the defensive line.Now, if we can infer anything from a tweet that he sent out earlier on Friday, the Vikings might have a different plan for him entirely.The tweet from Mata’afa seems to imply that he’s, at the very least, getting a look at the “three technique” defensive tackle spot, the spot that was occupied last season by Sheldon Richardson, who has moved on to the Cleveland Browns. Right now, that spot is pretty well wide open, with players like the newly-acquired Shamar Stephen and second-year man Jalyn Holmes apparently vying for the position.Now, it’s not entirely crazy to think that Mata’afa would be lining up at the defensive tackle spot. After all Armon Watts Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , that’s where he spent a lot of his time in college at Washington State, and in his final season with the Cougars he was a Consensus All-American and the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. However, it would appear that he’s amazingly undersized for the position at the NFL level. The Vikings’ official roster page lists Mata’afa as weighing in at 254 pounds. That’s roughly the same weight as linebacker Anthony Barr, who isn’t going to be seeing any snaps at the three-tech spot anytime soon.I suppose that the idea of Mata’afa as a situational pass rusher from the three-tech spot does have some merit to it, but it’s still surprising to see that it could, potentially, actually be happening.I was one of the many that was pretty intrigued with Hercules Mata’afa when the team signed him as a free agent and was curious about what the team was going to do with him. This opens up a lot of potential possibilities, and makes him a player to keep an eye on once again as we get deeper into OTAs and closer to the start of Training Camp.